Soldier of the Pantheon
Creature — Human Soldier
Protection from multicolored
Whenever an opponent casts a multicolored spell, you gain 1 life.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Explorer Anthology 2
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #16641
Soldier of the Pantheon is a one-mana 2/1 with protection from multicolored and a life gain trigger every time an opponent casts a multicolored spell — real stats and real upside for a single white mana. In any format where multicolored spells are the norm, this card punches well above its slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Soldier of the Pantheon is a niche include: multicolored spells are everywhere at most tables, so the life gain trigger fires constantly, but a 2/1 body becomes irrelevant fast in a four-player game and protection from multicolored rarely matters as a defensive keyword when threats scale into game-ending permanents. Modern and Pioneer are where Soldier of the Pantheon earns its keep — aggressive white decks want every efficient one-drop they can find, and protection from multicolored blanks a wide swath of removal and blockers in those formats. Legacy is legal but the competition at one mana is brutal enough that it rarely makes the cut outside dedicated Soldier tribal builds.
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Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data isn't available at the moment, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market listings. Soldier of the Pantheon has historically been a low-to-mid bulk rare — worth picking up as a casual playset if you see it cheap, but not a card that demands urgency.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.